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Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1652587.VLH7GnMWUR@xps> Content-Language: en-US X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [dpdk-ci] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 0/4] add Intel DCF PMD support X-BeenThere: ci@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK CI discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ci-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "ci" On 09/03/2020 17:57, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 09/03/2020 17:20, Ye Xiaolong: >> Hi, David >> >> On 03/09, David Marchand wrote: >>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 3:22 PM Haiyue Wang wrot= e: >>>> >>>> A DCF (Device Config Function) based approach is proposed where a devi= ce >>>> bound to the device's VF0 can act as a sole controlling entity to exer= cise >>>> advance functionality (such as switch, ACL) for rest of the VFs. >>>> >>>> The DCF works as a standalone PMD to support this function, which shar= es the >>>> ice PMD flow control core function and the iavf virtchnl mailbox core = module. >>>> >>>> This patchset is based on: >>>> [1] https://patchwork.dpdk.org/cover/66417/ update ice base code >>> >>> The problem is that the CI(s) won't handle this. >>> Example for the robot: https://travis-ci.com/ovsrobot/dpdk/builds/15246= 1907 >>> >>> Maybe we could add something as an annotation to the cover letter or >>> the first patch of a series so that the CI(s) can detect and try to be >>> intelligent? >> >> Agree, It'd be helpful if the cover letter of the first patch contains s= ome >> base tree info including the base commit and dependency patchset info (i= f any),=20 >> so the CI can determine the correct base on top of which the developer's >> patchset applies to avoid any apply issue and potential false positive.= =20 >> >> And I know there is one option '--base'' of `git format-patch` which is >> dedicated for this kind of usage, it can help create the base tree info = block >> which can be easily consumed by the CI. Here is the simple intro of it. >> >> Imagine that on top of the public commit P (already in upstream), the de= veloper >> applied well-known (on-flight, in the mailing list but not merged yet) p= atches >> X, Y and Z from somebody else or himself, and then built his three-patch= series >> A, B, C, the commit history would be like: >> >> ................................................ >> ---P---X---Y---Z---A---B---C >> ................................................ >> >> With `git format-patch --base=3DP -3 C`, >> >> where P could be the exact commit sha, or variants e.g. HEAD~6, we can a= lso use >> --base=3Dauto for convenience, the base tree information block will be s= hown at >> the end of the first message the command outputs (either the first patch= , or >> the cover letter), like this: >> >> ------------ >> base-commit: P >> prerequisite-patch-id: X >> prerequisite-patch-id: Y >> prerequisite-patch-id: Z >> ------------ >> >> Here P is the commit sha, and X,Y,Z are the patch ids of the dependency = patches. >> >> >> With this info in place, I think CI should be able to setup the exact ba= se for >> the coming patchset, the missing part I can see is the mapping of=20 >> (in-flight patch <-> patch id), since we have all the in-flight patches = in >> patchwork, creating and maintaining such mapping in DB is doable, what d= o you >> think? >=20 > I think it would simpler to list dependencies as patchwork ids. > Example: > =09Depends-on: series-42, patch-12345 >=20 +1. I don't think it should depend on a base-commit. If it doesn't apply/build/work with the latest upstream code then it's a valid error. >=20